U.S. To Abstain From ASAT Tests In Call For Space Norms

Brian Everstine April 19, 2022
Artist's concept of low Earth orbit space debris.
Credit: NASA
The U.S. will not conduct any anti-satellite (ASAT) direct-ascent missile tests, Vice President Kamala Harris said April 18, calling on other nations to also refrain from the activity to avoid the expansion of space debris in orbit. Harris announced to step during a visit to Vandenberg Space Force...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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